Scrivens has a Role Model in Reimer
The following article featuring former Cornell standout Ben Scrivens appeared September 19 on the Toronto Globe and Mail Web site.
BY JAMES MIRTLE
TORONTO -- It was almost exactly a year ago, in preseason, when a young goaltender came in, played parts of two games and, by the numbers, outshone the two netminders who had a lock on jobs with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
That goalie was James Reimer, an unheralded fourth-round draft pick who stopped 26 of 28 shots, good enough for a .929 save percentage that was better than that of Jean-Sébastien Giguère (.913) or Jonas Gustavsson (.902).
Reimer still ended up going to the minors after training camp, but by midseason, he began to take over in goal, eventually earning the No. 1 role and a three-year, $5.4-million (U.S.) deal in the summer.
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